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Paul Dinello

Paul Dinello

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born November 28, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Paul Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and an alumnus of Chicago-based The Second City, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. He is best known for his role on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy as Geoffrey Jellineck, the closeted gay art teacher at Flatpoint High, who carries on a not-so-secret relationship with his colleague Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert). Dinello dated the show's star Amy Sedaris for eight years after they met at Second City.

In 2003 Dinello co-authored the novel Wigfield with Sedaris and Colbert, which they promoted by creating a traveling play.

Most recently, Dinello has made guest appearances on Colbert's show The Colbert Report as Tad, the building manager. The character is often berated by Colbert, who forces him to do dangerous things. Dinello has made at least five appearances on The Colbert Report, including a tumbling act with Colbert and their Strangers costar Sedaris in July 2006.

Dinello was also a writer, producer and director for the Strangers with Candy film, which was released in July 2006. In January 2009, Participant Media announced it would produce Dinello's next film, Mr. Burnout (about a burned out teacher seeking to rekindle his love of teaching).

He was one of the main cast in the show Exit 57, also starring Sedaris and Colbert. He also appeared as Mr. Rooney in the film Be Kind Rewind, alongside Jack Black and Mos Def.

Dinello recently directed the Nickelodeon original movie Gym Teacher: The Movie, starring Christopher Meloni and Amy Sedaris.

Dinello can be seen with Amy Sedaris in the "Mummified Hand" episode of the Science Channel show Oddities.

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Filmography

Actor

20

Type

Year

At Home with Amy Sedaris Poster

At Home with Amy Sedaris TV Series2017Barry Teabarry

Who Is? TV Series2017

Difficult People Poster

Difficult People TV Series2015Paul

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015Self

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2013Self - Winner

Oddities Poster

Oddities TV Series2010Self

Cleanflix Poster

Cleanflix Documentary2009Mr. Rooney

Be Kind Rewind Poster

Be Kind Rewind Feature Film2008Mr. Rooney

Gym Teacher Poster

Gym Teacher TV Movie2008Mr. Tipple

Strangers with Candy Poster

Strangers with Candy Feature Film2005Geoffrey Jellineck

The Colbert Report Poster

The Colbert Report TV Series2005Tad

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005Self

The Wrong Coast Poster

The Wrong Coast TV Series2004Various Celebrity Voices

Strangers with Candy Poster

Strangers with Candy TV Series1999Geoffrey Jellineck

When Feature Film1999

Wheels of Fury Short Film1998Dusty Bits

Plump Fiction Poster

Plump Fiction Feature Film1997Jimmy Nova

Shock Asylum Poster

Shock Asylum Short Film1997Mr. Gaxton

Exit 57 TV Series1995Various

Straight Talk Poster

Straight Talk Feature Film1992Casey

Writer

12

Type

Year

Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 Poster

Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 TV Special2020

At Home with Amy Sedaris Poster

At Home with Amy Sedaris TV Series2017

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? Poster

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? TV Special2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Poster

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear TV Special2010

Strangers with Candy Poster

Strangers with Candy Feature Film2005

The Colbert Report Poster

The Colbert Report TV Series2005

The Wrong Coast Poster

The Wrong Coast TV Series2004

Random Play Poster

Random Play TV Series1999

Strangers with Candy Poster

Strangers with Candy TV Series1999

Wheels of Fury Short Film1998

Exit 57 TV Series1995

Producer

8

Type

Year

At Home with Amy Sedaris Poster

At Home with Amy Sedaris TV Series2017

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2017

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? Poster

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? TV Special2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Poster

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear TV Special2010

Bollywood Hero Poster

Bollywood Hero TV Series2009

The Colbert Report Poster

The Colbert Report TV Series2005

Wheels of Fury Short Film1998

Director

6

Type

Year

At Home with Amy Sedaris Poster

At Home with Amy Sedaris TV Series2017

Gym Teacher Poster

Gym Teacher TV Movie2008

Me & Lee? TV Movie2007

Strangers with Candy Poster

Strangers with Candy Feature Film2005

Wheels of Fury Short Film1998

Shock Asylum Poster

Shock Asylum Short Film1997

Other Crew

2

The Colbert Report Poster

The Colbert Report TV Series2005

The Wrong Coast Poster

The Wrong Coast TV Series2004

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Ass Backwards Poster

Ass Backwards Feature Film2013

Janeane Garofalo Poster

Janeane Garofalo TV Special1997

Smile If You Want More Poster

Smile If You Want More Feature Film1994

Editorial Department

1

The Colbert Report Poster

The Colbert Report TV Series2005

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